For the week ending October 19, initial claims for U.S. unemployment benefits, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 15,000 to 227,000, according to the latest report.
For the week ending October 19, initial claims for U.S. unemployment benefits, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 15,000 to 227,000, according to the latest report. This marks a notable drop from the previous week's revised figure of 242,000, which had been adjusted upward by 1,000. Despite this decline, the four-week moving average rose to 238,500, reflecting a 2,000 increase from the previous week's revised average of 236,500.
In addition, the advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate for the week ending October 12 climbed to 1.3%, up by 0.1 percentage points from the prior week. The number of insured unemployed individuals reached 1,897,000, an increase of 28,000 from the previous week's revised total of 1,869,000. This represents the highest level of insured unemployment since November 2021, when the figure stood at 1,974,000. The four-week moving average for insured unemployment also increased, rising to 1,860,750, up by 17,500 from the prior week's revised average.
These figures suggest a mixed labor market picture, with initial claims decreasing but longer-term unemployment metrics continuing to rise.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
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